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Best Cocktail Bars NYC

Best Cocktail Bars NYC

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Created by Ben K. • Updated On: April 3, 2016
The Summit Bar & Cafe is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

1. The Summit Bar & Cafe

8.3
133 Avenue C (btwn E 8th & E 9th St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 204 tips and reviews

Ben K.Ben K.: Possibly my favorite cocktails in the city. My favorites: John Lee Hooker, Guv'nor, Charmane's Star.

Milk & Honey is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

2. Milk & Honey

30 E 23rd St, New York, NY
Speakeasy · Flatiron District · 144 tips and reviews
Mayahuel is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

3. Mayahuel

304 E 6th St (at 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · East Village · 263 tips and reviews
Little Branch is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

4. Little Branch

9.0
20 7th Ave S (at Leroy St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · West Village · 335 tips and reviews
Death & Co. is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

5. Death & Co.

8.9
433 E 6th St (btwn 1st Ave & Ave A), New York, NY
Speakeasy · East Village · 395 tips and reviews
The Raines Law Room is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

6. The Raines Law Room

9.2
48 W 17th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Union Square · 335 tips and reviews
Angel’s Share is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

7. Angel’s Share

8 Stuyvesant St (at E 9th St & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Speakeasy · East Village · 491 tips and reviews
Rye House is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

8. Rye House

11 W 17th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Whisky Bar · Union Square · 231 tips and reviews
Employees Only is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

9. Employees Only

9.0
510 Hudson St (at Christopher St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · West Village · 512 tips and reviews
Apothèke is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

10. Apothèke

8.8
9 Doyers St (btwn Pell St & Bowery), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Chinatown · 434 tips and reviews
PDT (Please Don't Tell) is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

11. PDT (Please Don't Tell)

8.2
113 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 1st Ave & Avenue A), New York, NY
Speakeasy · East Village · 439 tips and reviews
Flatiron Lounge is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

12. Flatiron Lounge

37 W 19th St (btwn 5th & 6th St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Flatiron District · 145 tips and reviews
Bathtub Gin is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

13. Bathtub Gin

8.8
132 9th Ave (btwn W 18th & W 19th St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Chelsea · 308 tips and reviews
Booker and Dax at Ssäm is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

14. Booker and Dax at Ssäm

207 2nd Ave (at E 13th St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · East Village · 150 tips and reviews
Back Room is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

15. Back Room

8.2
102 Norfolk St (btwn Delancey & Rivington St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Lower East Side · 205 tips and reviews
The Randolph is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

16. The Randolph

349 Broome St (bt Bowery & Elizabeth St.), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · NoLita · 135 tips and reviews
The Daily is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

17. The Daily

210 Elizabeth St (btwn Prince & Spring St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · NoLita · 66 tips and reviews
Experimental Cocktail Club is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

18. Experimental Cocktail Club

191 Chrystie St (btwn Rivington & Stanton), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Lower East Side · 102 tips and reviews
Mulberry Project is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

19. Mulberry Project

149 Mulberry St (btwn Grand & Hester St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Little Italy · 225 tips and reviews
Gin Palace is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

20. Gin Palace

95 Avenue A (at E 6th St.), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · East Village · 60 tips and reviews
Cienfuegos is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

21. Cienfuegos

95 Avenue A (E 6th St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · East Village · 214 tips and reviews
Elsa is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

22. Elsa

217 E 3rd St (btwn Aves. B & C), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 124 tips and reviews
Pouring Ribbons is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

23. Pouring Ribbons

225 Avenue B Fl 2 (btwn 13th & 14th St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 180 tips and reviews
Pulquería is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

24. Pulquería

7.7
11 Doyers St (btwn Pell St & Bowery), New York, NY
Mexican Restaurant · Chinatown · 156 tips and reviews
The Dead Rabbit is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

25. The Dead Rabbit

9.3
30 Water St (btwn Broad St & Coenties Slip), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Financial District · 488 tips and reviews
Maison Premiere is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

26. Maison Premiere

9.1
298 Bedford Ave (btwn S 1st & Grand St), Brooklyn, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Williamsburg · 447 tips and reviews
Lovers of Today is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

27. Lovers of Today

8.7
132 1/2 E 7th St (near Ave A), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 114 tips and reviews
Fig. 19 is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

28. Fig. 19

8.8
131 Chrystie St (btwn Broome & Delancey St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Lower East Side · 122 tips and reviews
Blind Barber is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

29. Blind Barber

7.7
339 E 10th St (btwn Avenue A & B), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Alphabet City · 199 tips and reviews
Middle Branch is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

30. Middle Branch

154 E 33rd St (btwn Lexington & 3rd Ave.), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Rose Hill · 98 tips and reviews
Amor y Amargo is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

31. Amor y Amargo

9.0
443 E 6th St (at Avenue A), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · East Village · 205 tips and reviews
Bar Goto is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

32. Bar Goto

9.0
245 Eldridge St (btwn E Houston St & Stanton St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Lower East Side · 104 tips and reviews
Mother of Pearl is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

33. Mother of Pearl

95 Avenue A (btwn E 6th & E 7th St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · East Village · 80 tips and reviews
Leyenda is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

34. Leyenda

9.2
221 Smith St (btwn Butler St & Baltic St), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Boerum Hill · 72 tips and reviews
Slowly Shirley is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

35. Slowly Shirley

121 W 10th St (at Greenwich Ave), New York, NY
Speakeasy · West Village · 48 tips and reviews
Grand Army is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

36. Grand Army

9.1
336 State St (at Hoyt St), Brooklyn, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Boerum Hill · 93 tips and reviews
Loosie Rouge is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

37. Loosie Rouge

91 S 6th St (btwn Berry St & Bedford Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Williamsburg · 38 tips and reviews
Mace is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

38. Mace

649 E 9th St (btwn Ave B & C), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 75 tips and reviews
Attaboy is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

39. Attaboy

9.2
134 Eldridge St (btwn Delancey & Broome St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Lower East Side · 241 tips and reviews
67 Orange Street is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

40. 67 Orange Street

8.5
2082 Frederick Douglass Blvd (btwn 112th & 113th St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Central Harlem · 91 tips and reviews
Bemelmans Bar is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

41. Bemelmans Bar

9.0
35 E 76th St (at Madison Ave), New York, NY
Hotel Bar · Upper East Side · 130 tips and reviews
Clover Club is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

42. Clover Club

9.3
210 Smith St (btwn Baltic & Butler St), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Boerum Hill · 369 tips and reviews
Dutch Kills is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

43. Dutch Kills

9.2
27-24 Jackson Ave (btwn Queens & Dutch Kills St), Long Island City, NY
Cocktail Bar · 259 tips and reviews
Eleven Madison Park is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

44. Eleven Madison Park

9.1
11 Madison Ave (at E 24th St), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · NoMad · 292 tips and reviews
End of the Century Bar is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

45. End of the Century Bar

104-08 Metropolitan Ave, Queens, NY
Cocktail Bar · Forest Hills · 9 tips and reviews
The Long Island Bar is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

46. The Long Island Bar

9.0
110 Atlantic Ave (at Henry St), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Cobble Hill · 103 tips and reviews
Manhattan Cricket Club is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

47. Manhattan Cricket Club

226 W 79th St (btwn Broadway & Amsterdam), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Upper West Side · 46 tips and reviews
Nitecap is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

48. Nitecap

151 Rivington St, New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Lower East Side · 122 tips and reviews
Pegu Club is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

49. Pegu Club

77 W Houston St (at W Broadway), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Greenwich Village · 303 tips and reviews
Seamstress is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

50. Seamstress

339 E 75th St (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Upper East Side · 50 tips and reviews
Suffolk Arms is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

51. Suffolk Arms

269 E Houston St (at Suffolk St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 24 tips and reviews
Tooker Alley is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

52. Tooker Alley

8.9
793 Washington Ave (at Lincoln Pl), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Prospect Heights · 82 tips and reviews
Post Office Whiskey Bar is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

53. Post Office Whiskey Bar

188 Havemeyer St (at S 4th St), Brooklyn, NY
Whisky Bar · Williamsburg · 121 tips and reviews
Dram is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

54. Dram

177 S 4th St (btwn Driggs Ave & Roebling St), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Williamsburg · 148 tips and reviews
Hotel Delmano is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

55. Hotel Delmano

9.4
128 N 9th St. (at Berry St), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Williamsburg · 236 tips and reviews
Fresh Kills Bar is one of Best Cocktail Bars NYC.

56. Fresh Kills Bar

8.8
161 Grand St, Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Williamsburg · 46 tips and reviews